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Katrina anniversary
      Wednesday marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst storms to ever hit the U.S. mainland. The storm devastated New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the areas still have not recovered. It may be years, if ever, before they are back to where they were before Kat...
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Gonzales gone
      One of the worst U.S. attorneys general ever resigned Monday. President Bush was the only person to mourn Alberto Gonzales' departure, another sign that he is out of touch with reality and out of touch with the American people.
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It could happen here
Editor's Notes
Jim Cox
      Things like this happen to people you don't know and who live far away, not to people you know or are related to or who live nearby. Let me explain.
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Labor's role in state politics
Inside the Statehouse
Steve Flowers
      Alabama experienced the wrenching throes of the Great Depression like the rest of the nation. There were tragic stories of devastation that paralleled those illuminated in the classic novel, "The Grapes of Wrath.
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Crowded field shaping up for 2010 guv's race
Beasley Report
Jere Beasley
      It is being reported that House Speaker Seth Hammett will likely be a candidate for governor in 2010. Seth says he will make a decision in the summer of 2008. The Speaker, a native of Andalusia, has been in the House of Representatives for 28 years and is serving his third term as speaker.
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Pictures From The Past
      J. S. Cleiland, seated at right, was elected sheriff in 1934 and took office in January 1935. The incumbent, Claude Waite, did not seek re-election and Sid McVay and Euless Moore ran for the office. Ironically, all three men were related to the Waites, either by blood or by marriage.
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Letter to the Editor
'The best in the area'
      Dear Editor, I want to tell you I enjoy your paper more than any I read. It is the best in the area. You are a great credit to Clarke County in telling the news. I read the Era (Wilcox County) and the Democrat-Reporter (Marengo County) in Linden.
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More flyers could help Mobile Airport rates
By Gail Marshall
      Recently I traveled by airplane to Detroit, Mich. It had been awhile since I had flown and quite a bit had changed. I encountered some unexpected problems while trying to clear airport security. However, upon speaking with frequent flyers I found that they too encountered some unexpected problems.
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